Effect of tuberculosis screening and retention interventions on early antiretroviral therapy mortality in Botswana: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

Effect of tuberculosis screening and retention interventions on early antiretroviral therapy mortality in Botswana: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

Abstract Background Undiagnosed tuberculosis (TB) remains the most common cause of HIV-related mortality. Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) is being rolled out globally to improve TB diagnostic capacity. However, previous Xpert impact trials have reported that health system weaknesses blunted impact of this imp...

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Main Authors: Andrew F. Auld, Tefera Agizew, Anikie Mathoma, Rosanna Boyd, Anand Date, Sherri L. Pals, Christopher Serumola, Unami Mathebula, Heather Alexander, Tedd V. Ellerbrock, Goabaone Rankgoane-Pono, Pontsho Pono, James C. Shepherd, Katherine Fielding, Alison D. Grant, Alyssa Finlay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Xpert MTB/RIF
Intensified tuberculosis case finding
Mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1489-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1489-0

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